1. Retained bioburden on surgical instruments after reprocessing: are we just scraping the surface? Author(s): Davis, James, author Publication: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, June 2017 Subject(s): BiofilmsDecontaminationEquipment Contamination -- prevention & controlEquipment Contamination -- statistics & numerical dataEquipment ReuseEquipment SafetySurgical Instruments -- microbiologyCross Infection -- prevention & controlPatient safetySterilizationHumansPennsylvaniaUnited States
2. VA health care: improved oversight needed for reusable medical equipment : report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Publication: Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, August 2018 Subject(s): Equipment ReuseEquipment SafetyVeterans HealthGovernment RegulationSterilizationUnited StatesUnited States. Veterans Health Administration.
3. VA health care: improvements in oversight needed for reusable medical equipment : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives Publication: Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, September 5, 2018 Subject(s): Equipment ReuseEquipment SafetyVeterans HealthSterilizationUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Veterans Affairs.